Participating towns and cities

RomaniaHirlau, Romania

Website:
www.primaria-hirlau.ro
Population:
12.000 inhabitants
Department:
Environment
Contact:
Ioan Grigoras
Musatini Street No. 5
705100 Hirlau
(++40) 0232 720412
Hirlau already registered 5x for EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK in: 2010 2008 2007 2006 2005

Participation 2010

Activities within the week Activities within the week

Hirlau organises activities during EUROPEANMOBILITYWEEK 2010, taking into account the annual theme.

All week
Maintaining the cleanliness of the streets, parks and pavements, in order to improve the quality of the air we breathe;
Washing the streets on a daily basis, to reduce the air dust;
Advertising for measures of keeping the air clean in the economic units, to help the workers benefit from clean air, by installing air purifying device in clothing, footwear and furniture factories.

Permanent measures Permanent measures

Hirlau implements one or more new permanent measure(s), which contribute(s) to modal transfer from private car to environmentally sound means of transport.

New or improved bicycle facilities
Improvement of bicycle network (creation of new lanes, extension, renovation, signposting etc)
Pedestrianisation
Create or enlarge pedestrian streets

Car-free day Car-free day

Hirlau carries out a Car-Free Day 2010 and closes off one or more streets to traffic, and opens it to pedestrians, cyclists and public transport.

Zone opened to residents on Car-Free Day:
The zone restricted to the private car is found in the central area of the town, but there are also trees and shrubs planted along the streets that contribute to the absorption of CO2 emissions, the retention of dust, the reduction of noise and vibration
The 22st of september 2010 will be the days set aside for the "In town without my car" event on two of the town's main streets;